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Here's Germany, compiled by yet another person, with a link to where I found it.

Germany

Klitschko Germany ratings RTL as of july 2012
Wladimir-Haye (RTL, 02.07.11): 15,50 Mio / 67,0% MA
Vitali-Briggs (RTL, 16.10.10): 13,29 Mio / 57,2% MA
Wladimir-Austin (RTL, 10.03.07): 12,89 Mio / 52,9% MA
Vitali-Chisora (RTL, 18.02.12): 12,88 Mio / 56,5% MA
Wladimir-Chambers (RTL, 20.03.10): 12,59 Mio / 52,8% MA
Wladimir-Mormeck (RTL, 03.03.12): 12,26 Mio / 51,3 % MA
Wladimir-Brewster (RTL, 07.07.07): 11,21 Mio / 56,8% MA
Vitali-Kevin Johnson (RTL, 12.12.09): 11,16 Mio / 47,4% MA
Vitali-Solis (RTL, 19.03.10): 10,98 Mio / 40,7% MA
Vitali-Gomez (RTL, 21.03.09): 10,88 Mio / 47,6% MA
Wladimir-Chagaev (RTL, 20.06.09): 10,39 Mio / 50,6% MA
Wladimir-Byrd II (ARD, 22.04.06): 10,17 Mio / 44,8% MA
Vitali-Byrd (Sat.1, 01.04.00): 9,82 Mio / 50,7% MA
Wladimir-Peter (RTL, 11.09.10): 9,70 Mio / 48,2% MA
Vitali-Peter (RTL, 11.10.0: 9,67 Mio / 48,3% MA
Wladimir-Rahman (RTL, 13.12.0: 9,67 Mio / 41,6% MA
Vitali-Adamek (RTL, 10.09.11): 9,51 Mio / 45,1% MA
Wladimir-Thompson (RTL, 12.07.0: 9,22 Mio / 46,2% MA
Wladimir-Thompson II (RTL, 07.07.12): 8,28 Mio / 41,5% MA
Wladimir-Nicholson (ZDF, 20.12.03): 7,92 Mio / 29,3% MA
Wladimir-Moli (ZDF, 30.08.03): 7,63 Mio / 45,0% MA
Vitali-Puritty (Sat.1, 08.12.01): 7,39 Mio / 37,0% MA
Wladimir-Byrd I (Sat.1, 14.10.00): 7,01 Mio
Vitali-Sosnowski (RTL, 29.05.10): 6,71 Mio / 23,3% MA
Wladimir-Castillo (ARD, 23.04.05): 6,44 Mio / 30,7% MA
Vitali-Lewis (ZDF, 21.06.03): 4,60 Mio / 83,4% MA (nachts)
Vitali-Arreola (RTL, 27.09.09): 3,94 Mio / 33,0% MA (Wh. vormittags)
Wladimir-Ibragimov (RTL, 24.02.0: 3,79 Mio / 23,9% MA (Wh. vormittags)
Wladimir-Brock (RTL, 12.11.06): 3,34 Mio / 24,6% MA (Wh. vormittags)
Vitali-Kirk Johnson (ZDF, 07.12.03): 3,34 Mio / 21,0% MA (Wh. nachmittags)
Wladimir-Ibragimov (RTL, 23.02.0: 2,26 Mio / 63,8% MA (nachts)
Wladimir-Brock (RTL, 11.11.06): 2,00 Mio / 61,5% MA (nachts)
Vitali-Arreola (RTL, 26.09.09): 1,94 Mio / 55,5% MA (nachts)
Vitali-Kirk Johnson (ZDF, 06.12.03): 1,72 Mio / 57,7% MA (nachts)
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Der Boom in den 90ern und die Comebacks
Schulz-Botha (RTL, 09.12.95): 18,03 Mio / 68,0% MA
Maske-Rocchigiani II (RTL, 14.10.95): 17,59 Mio / 73,2% MA
Maske-Hill I (RTL, 23.11.96): 17,52 Mio / 59,6% MA
Maske-Hill II (RTL, 31.03.07): 15,99 Mio / 63,1% MA
Maske-D.Williams (RTL, 17.02.96): 15,03 Mio / 64,2% MA
Maske-Rocchigiani I (RTL, 27.05.95): 12,93 Mio / 57,9% MA
Maske-Scully (RTL, 25.05.96): 12,36 Mio / 58,6% MA
Maske-Marcus (RTL, 11.02.95): 11,75 Mio / 44,1% MA
Schulz-Minto (RTL, 25.11.06): 11,53 Mio / 48,1% MA
Schulz-Moorer (RTL, 22.06.96): 11,?? Mio
Schulz-W.Klitschko (RTL, 25.09.99): 10,49 Mio / 52,5% MA
Rocchigiani-Nunn (RTL, 21.03.98): 9,21 Mio
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Germany Continued

Das Fernduell - Arthur Abraham vs. Felix Sturm
Abraham-Taylor (17.10.09) 6,02 Mio / 36,4% MA
Abraham-Marquez (ARD, 08.11.08 5,97 Mio / 26,6% MA
Sturm-Sylvester (ZDF, 01.11.08 5,91 Mio / 22,6% MA
Abraham-Ayala (ARD, 29.03.08 5,86 Mio / 30,6% MA
Abraham-Simon (ARD, 14.03.09) 5,76 Mio / 29,1% MA
Abraham-Oral (ARD, 25.06.09) 5,41 Mio / 30,0% MA
Sturm-Lorenzo (Sat.1, 04.09.10) 5,27 Mio / 28,2% MA
Sturm-Gevor (ZDF, 11.07.09) 5,12 Mio / 25,8% MA
Abraham-Farias (ARD, 14.01.12) 5,09 Mio / 22,4% MA
Abraham-El**** (ARD, 08.12.07) 5,07 Mio / 24,5% MA
Abraham-Gevor (ARD, 18.08.07) 5,02 Mio / 34,2% MA
Abraham-Froch (ARD, 27.11.10) 5,01 Mio / 28,2% MA
Sturm-Griffin I (ZDF, 20.10.07) 5,00 Mio / 19,6% MA
Abraham-Stieglitz (ARD, 25.08.12) 4,92 Mio / 29,2 % MA
Sturm-Hearns (Sat.1, 19.02.11) 4,74 Mio / 22,0% MA
Sturm-Sato (ZDF, 25.04.09) 4,68 Mio
Abraham-Wilczewski (ARD, 31.03.12) 4,66 Mio / 19,9% MA
Abraham-Bozic (ARD, 12.02.11) 4,65 Mio / 22,4% MA
Sturm-Macklin (Sat.1, 25.06.11) 4,55 Mio / 23,8% MA
Abraham-Miranda I (ARD, 23.09.06) 4,36 Mio / 33,6% MA
Sturm-Murray (Sat.1, 02.12.11) 4,34 Mio / 22,7% MA
Abraham-Stieglitz II (ARD, 23.03.13) 4,20 Mio / 21,7% MA
Sturm-Castillejo II (ZDF, 28.04.07) 4,15 Mio / 28,2% MA
Sturm-Alcoba (ZDF, 30.06.07) 4,11 Mio
Sturm-Geale (Sat.1, 01.09.12) 4,04 Mio / 24,0% MA
Sturm-Zbik (Sat.1, 13.04.12) 3,98 Mio / 18,8% MA
Abraham-Demers (ARD, 26.05.07) 3,90 Mio / 32,3% MA
Sturm-Griffin II (ZDF, 05.07.08: 3,90 Mio / 18,6% MA
Abraham-Bouadla (ARD, 15.12.12): 3,74 Mio / 14,1% MA
Abraham-Shihepo (ARD, 24.08.13): 3,70 Mio / 22,2% MA
Abraham-De Carolis (ARD, 26.10.13): 3,57 Mio / 28,2% MA
Sturm-Sendra (ZDF, 18.06.05): 3,29 Mio / 24,2% MA
Sturm-Radosevic (Sat.1, 06.07.13): 2,78 Mio / 16,0% MA
Sturm-Barker (Sat.1, 07.12.13): 2,62 Mio / 12,8% MA
Sturm-Soliman (Sat.1, 01.02.13): 2,58 Mio / 16,9% MA
Sturm-Varon (ZDF, 20.12.03): 2,09 Mio / 18,2% MA
Abraham-Miranda II (ARD, 22.06.08: 1,95 Mio / 19,5% MA (Wh. vormittags)
Abraham-Miranda II (ARD, 21.06.08: 0,60 Mio / 25,7% MA (nachts)
Sturm-Murray (Sat.1, 02.12.11): 4,34 Mio / 22,7% MA
Abraham-Stieglitz II (ARD, 23.03.13): 4,20 Mio / 21,7% MA
Sturm-Castillejo II (ZDF, 28.04.07): 4,15 Mio / 28,2% MA
Sturm-Alcoba (ZDF, 30.06.07): 4,11 Mio
Sturm-Geale (Sat.1, 01.09.12): 4,04 Mio / 24,0% MA
Sturm-Zbik (Sat.1, 13.04.12): 3,98 Mio / 18,8% MA
Abraham-Demers (ARD, 26.05.07): 3,90 Mio / 32,3% MA
Sturm-Griffin II (ZDF, 05.07.08: 3,90 Mio / 18,6% MA
Abraham-Bouadla (ARD, 15.12.12): 3,74 Mio / 14,1% MA
Abraham-Shihepo (ARD, 24.08.13): 3,70 Mio / 22,2% MA
Abraham-De Carolis (ARD, 26.10.13): 3,57 Mio / 28,2% MA
Sturm-Sendra (ZDF, 18.06.05): 3,29 Mio / 24,2% MA
Sturm-Radosevic (Sat.1, 06.07.13): 2,78 Mio / 16,0% MA
Sturm-Barker (Sat.1, 07.12.13): 2,62 Mio / 12,8% MA
Sturm-Soliman (Sat.1, 01.02.13): 2,58 Mio / 16,9% MA
Sturm-Varon (ZDF, 20.12.03): 2,09 Mio / 18,2% MA
Abraham-Miranda II (ARD, 22.06.08: 1,95 Mio / 19,5% MA (Wh. vormittags)
Abraham-Miranda II (ARD, 21.06.08: 0,60 Mio / 25,7% MA (nachts)

Der sonstige Mainstream seit 2000:
Ulrich-Nelson (Sat.1, 01.04.00): 8,04 Mio
Michalczewski-Tiozzo (ZDF, 25.02.05): 7,87 Mio / 30,2% MA
Krasniqi-Brewster (ZDF, 28.09.05): 7,62 Mio / 37,9% MA
Valuev-Chagaev (ARD, 14.04.07): 7,39 Mio / 38,8% MA
Michalczewski-Gonzalez (ZDF, 18.10.03): 7,61 Mio
Valuev-Ruiz (ARD, 17.12.05): 7,53 Mio / 43,1% MA
Valuev-McCline (ARD, 20.01.07): 7,43 Mio / 21,9% MA
Valuev-Haye (ARD, 07.09.09): 7,34 Mio / 32,1% MA
Valuev-Holyfield (ARD, 20.12.08: 7,24 Mio / 30,7% MA
Ottke-Krajnc (ARD, 27.03.04): 7,24 Mio
Ottke-Reid (ARD, 13.12.03): 7,05 Mio / 30,3% MA
Ulrich-Rocchigiani (ZDF, 10.05.03): 6,96 Mio
Michalczewski-Harmon (ZDF, 29.03.03): 6,83 Mio / 32,2% MA
Krasniqi-Minto (ZDF, 17.03.07): 6,39 Mio / 23,8% MA
Ottke-Larsen (ARD, 06.09.03): 6,38 Mio / 40,8% MA
Povetkin-Huck (ARD, 25.02.12): 6,30 Mio / 24,7% MA
Krasniqi-Bostice (ZDF, 29.04.06): 6,20 Mio / 29,8% MA
Ottke-Starie (ARD, 14.06.03): 6,?? Mio / 35,2% MA
Ottke-Bryan (RTL, 11.03.00): 5,73 Mio / 24,7% MA
Valuev-Liakhovich (ARD, 16.02.08: 5,34 Mio / 26,6% MA
Huck-Minto (ARD, 01.05.10): 5,04 Mio / 25,6% MA
Ottke-Brewer (RTL, 02.09.00): 4,87 Mio / 24,5% MA
Huck-Afolabi (ARD, 05.12.09): 4,80 Mio / 23,8% MA
Krasniqi-Dimitrenko (ZDF, 15.11.08: 4,77 Mio / 25,5% MA
Michalczewski-Rocchigiani II (Sat.1, 15.04.00): 4,68 Mio / 24,6% MA (Free TV Wh.)
Krasniqi-Thompson (ZDF, 14.07.07): 4,64 Mio / 23,1% MA
Sylvester-Oral (ARD, 30.10.10): 4,62 Mio / 20,7% MA
Beyer-Kessler (ARD, 14.10.06): 4,57 Mio / 24,4%
Dimitrenko-Hoffmann (ZDF, 17.11.07): 4,56 Mio / 29,?% MA
Huck-Nakash (ARD, 02.04.11): 4,50 Mio / 18% MA
Rocchigiani-Lewis (Sat.1, 10.02.01): 4,44 Mio
Sylvester-Lyell (ARD, 30.01.10): 4,34 Mio / 16,7% MA
Krasniqi-Samil Sam (ZDF, 14.02.04): 4,33 Mio / 25,3% MA
Brähmer-Kuziemski (ZDF, 22.08.09): 4,32 Mio / 17,1% MA
Huck-Richards (ARD, 13.03.10): 4,31 Mio / 22,3% MA
Huck-Lebedev (ARD, 18.12.10): 4,25 Mio / 15,5% MA
Huck-Cunningham (ARD, 29.12.07): 4,25 Mio
Haye-Harrison (ARD, 13.11.10): 4,17 Mio / 18,6% MA
Valuev-Ruiz II (ARD, 30.08.08): 4,06 Mio / 28,3% MA
Huck-Ramirez (ARD, 29.08.09): 4,00 Mio / 20,1% MA
Ulrich-Hernandez (Sat.1, 10.02.01): 3,99 Mio
Sylvester-Castillejo (ARD, 12.04.08): 3,94 Mio
Hoffmann-Vidoz (ARD, 11.06.05): 3,92 Mio / 23,5% MA
Huck-Garay (ARD, 16.07.11): 3,91 Mio / 21,8% MA
Huck-Arslan II (ARD, 25.01.14): 3,90 Mio / 20,3% MA
Hernandez-Herelius (ARD, 12.02.10): 3,82 Mio / 13,5% MA
Huck-Godfrey (ARD, 21.08.10): 3,80 Mio / 21,7% MA
Trabant-Sanchez (ZDF, 20.12.03): 3,76 Mio / 19,5% MA
Huck-Afolabi II (ARD, 05.05.12): 3,72 Mio / 19,4% MA
Huck-Rossi (ARD, 22.10.11): 3,61 Mio / 17,1% MA
Culcay-Pitto II (ARD, 26.10.13): 3,59 Mio / 15,7% MA
Huck-Afolabi III (ARD, 08.06.13): 3,57 Mio / 19,3% MA
Beyer-Sheika (ARD, 03.09.05): 3,54 Mio
Sylvester-Asikainen II (ARD, 23.06.07): 3,53 Mio / 18,53% MA
Krasniqi-Saleta I (ZDF, 20.07.02): 3,39 Mio / 37,3% MA
Veit-Calzaghe II (ZDF, 07.05.05): 3,43 Mio / 24,5% MA
Kessler-Häußler (ARD, 25.10.08): 3,43 Mio
Stieglitz-Weber (ARD, 14.01.12): 3,38 Mio / 15,9% MA
Sylvester-Karmazin (ARD, 05.06.10): 3,36 Mio / 26,0% MA
Huck-Arslan (ARD, 03.11.12): 3,36 Mio / 21,7% MA
Povetkin-Chagaev (ARD, 27.08.11): 3,35 Mio / 17,1% MA
Sylvester-Lorenzo (ARD, 19.09.09): 3,34 Mio / 26,1% MA
Hernandez-Cunningham II (ARD, 04.02.12): 3,27 Mio / 14,0% MA
Stieglitz-Gevor (Sat.1, 09.04.11): 3,26 Mio / 18,4% MA
Zeuge-Beroshvili (ARD, 25.01.14): 3,24 Mio / 11,6% MA
Gutknecht-Brähmer (ARD, 02.02.13): 3,19 Mio / 14,2% MA
Helenius-Chisora (ARD, 03.12.11): 3,16 Mio / 14,0% MA
Chagaev-Meehan (ZDF, 22.05.10): 3,02 Mio / 17,6% MA
Brähmer-Oliveira (ARD, 14.12.13): 2,97 Mio / 23,1% MA
Brähmer-Brancalion (ZDF, 06.06.09): 2,91 Mio / 11,2% MA
Britsch-Santos (ARD, 25.02.12): 2,87 Mio / 20,3% MA
Culcay-Pitto (ARD, 27.04.13): 2,86 Mio / 13,8% MA
Maccarinelli-Frenkel (ARD, 18.09.10): 2,81 Mio / 14,6% MA
Kretschmann-Bakhtov (Sat.1, 27.03.10): 2,78 Mio / 18,4% MA
Brähmer-Abatangelo (ARD, 24.08.13): 2,76 Mio / 27,3% MA
Zbik-Heiland (ZDF, 31.07.10): 2,71 Mio / 17,4% MA
Stieglitz-Kiyota (Sat.1, 13.07.13): 2,71 Mio / 14,9% MA
Culcay-Belinga (ARD, 14.12.13): 2,71 Mio / 10,6% MA
Sylvester-Geale (ARD, 07.05.11): 2,68 Mio / 15,7% MA
Britsch-Lyell (ARD, 22.10.11): 2,67 Mio / 19,2% MA
Stieglitz-Ornelas (Sat.1, 20.11.10): 2,67 Mio / 13,0% MA
Culcay-Thompson (ARD, 29.09.12): 2,64 Mio / 11,2% MA
Cunningham-Licina (ARD, 12.02.10): 2,58 Mio / 19,0% MA
Hernandez-Ross (ARD, 15.09.12): 2,57 Mio / 18,0% MA
Povetkin-Rahman (ARD, 29.09.12): 2,57 Mio / 14,4% MA
Zbik-Spada II (ZDF, 17.04.10): 2,56 Mio / 16,6% MA
Helenius-Peter (ARD, 02.04.11): 2,55 Mio / 15,0% MA
Ulrich-Rush (ZDF, 14.02.04): 2,47 Mio / 27,2% MA
Brähmer-Averlant (ARD, 27.04.13): 2,43 Mio / 18,2% MA
Culcay-Hamilcaro (ARD, 15.12.12): 2,42 Mio / 12,7% MA
Valuev-McCline (ARD, 20.01.07): 2,38 Mio / 21,9% MA
Hernandez-Alexeev (ARD, 23.11.13): 2,38 Mio / 17,0% MA
Erdei-Gonzalez (ZDF, 17.01.04): 2,38 Mio / 17,0% MA
Cleverly-Murat (ARD, 18.09.10): 2,37 Mio / 16,4% MA
Alexeev-Lebedev (ZDF, 17.07.10): 2,29 Mio / 10,7% MA
Sylvester-Proksa (ARD, 01.10.11): 2,14 Mio / 14,9% MA
Licina-Cora (ARD, 13.11.10): 2,14 Mio / 14,5% MA
Povetkin-Boswell (ARD, 03.12.11): 2,12 Mio / 15,6% MA
Charr-Bakhtov (Sat.1, 19.10.13): 2,11 Mio / 8,9% MA
Woge-Sek (ARD, 08.06.13): 2,10 Mio / 19,8% MA
Stieglitz-Ekpo (Sat.1, 19.10.13): 2,09 Mio / 12,6% MA
Helenius-Sprott (ARD, 23.03.13): 2,08 Mio / 20,7% MA
Gutknecht-Averlant (ARD, 31.03.12): 2,06 Mio / 16,5% MA
Gerber-Wilson (ARD, 03.11.12): 1,95 Mio / 21,1% MA
Stieglitz-Hamdan (ARD, 05.05.12): 1,92 Mio / 17,4% MA
Helenius-Liakhovich (ARD, 27.08.11): 1,91 Mio / 16,3% MA
Woge-Zoulikha (ARD, 02.02.13): 1,90 Mio / 16,6% MA
Cunningham-Hernandez (ARD, 01.10.11): 1,89 Mio / 18,3% MA
Pulev-Ustinov (ARD, 29.09.12): 1,87 Mio / 14,6% MA
Kölling-Aduashvili (ARD, 25.01.14): 1,73 Mio / 15,0% MA
Culcay-Serre (ARD, 25.08.12): 1,66 Mio / 18,1% MA
Cunningham-Ross (ARD, 05.06.10): 1,63 Mio / 22,7% MA
Alexeev-Licina (ARD, 04.02.12): 1,61 Mio / 11,8% MA
Arslan-Herelius (ZDF, 03.07.10): 1,59 Mio / 18,9% MA
Boytsov-Leapai (ARD, 23.11.13): 1,57 Mio / 20,1% MA
Woge-Dudchenko (ARD, 26.10.13): 1,52 Mio / 21,0% MA
Arslan-Vekiloglu (ARD, 27.04.13): 1,35 Mio / 14,6% MA
Pulev-Thompson (ARD, 24.08.13): 1,27 Mio / 22,2% MA
Gerber-Sprott II (ARD, 15.12.12): 1,23 Mio / 8,6% MA
Culcay-Annunziata (ARD, 25.02.12): 1,21 Mio / 13,4% MA
Pulev-Dimitrenko (ARD, 05.05.12): 1,17 Mio / 15,9% MA
Gutknecht-McIntosh (ARD, 97.05.11): 1,16 Mio / 11,4% MA
Britsch-Bendall (ARD, 27.08.11): 1,12 Mio / 14,5% MA
Zbik-Schulze (Pro Sieben, 19.04.08): 1,03 Mio / 5,3% MA
Dimitrenko-Zavorotnyy (ZDF, 31.07.10): 0,92 Mio / 12,3% MA
Gutknecht-Sukhotsky (ARD, 23.11.13): 0,83 Mio / 14,3% MA

 

Germany Concluded

Frauenkämpfe als Main Event
Halmich-Shmoulefeld Finer (ZDF, 30.11.07): 8,80 Mio / 38,3% MA
Halmich-Reid II (ZDF, 03.12.05): 6,49 Mio / 22,5% MA
Halmich-Krempf (ZDF, 13.01.07): 6,33 Mio / 21,3% MA
Halmich-Dunaway (ZDF, 16.04.05): 6,19 Mio / 23,1% MA
Halmich-Pena Alvarez (ZDF, 17.01.04): 5,37 Mio / 19,9% MA
Halmich-Lang (ZDF, 29.05.04): 4,27 Mio / 28,0% MA
Graf-Moreno (ZDF, 30.11.07): 4,?? Mio / 28,7% MA
Kentikian-Raoui (ZDF, 24.04.10): 3,40 Mio / 23,2% MA
Kentikian-Mucino (ZDF, 17.07.10): 2,88 Mio / 12,5% MA
Menzer-Garside (ZDF, 03.07.10): 2,70 Mio / 17,5% MA
Kentikian-Hokmi II (Pro Sieben, 07.12.07): 1,70 Mio / 10,9% MA
Kentikian-Reid (Pro Sieben, 20.03.09): 1,60 Mio / 8,2% MA
Kentikian-Moreno (Sat.1, 01.12.12): 1,54 Mio / 7,4% MA
Kentikian-Goodson (Pro Sieben, 29.02.08): 1,41 Mio / 7,0% MA
Kentikian-Alvarez (Pro Sieben, 16.02.07): 1,30 Mio / 4,4% MA
Kentikian-Toktaulova (Pro Sieben, 05.12.08): 1,28 Mio / 8,9% MA
Kentikian-Hokmi I (Pro Sieben, 25.05.07): 1,17 Mio / 9,0% MA
Kentikian-Ortega (Pro Sieben, 10.05.08): 1,11 Mio / 5,6% MA
Kentikian-Martin (Pro Sieben, 07.09.07): 1,07 Mio / 7,0% MA

Showboxen außer Konkurrenz:
Raab-Halmich II (Pro Sieben, 30.03.07): 7,74 Mio / ??? MA
Raab-Halmich I (Pro Sieben, 22.03.01): 7,37 Mio / 31,1% MA
Promi-Boxen III (RTL, 01.05.04): 5,84 Mio / ??? MA
Promi-Boxen II (RTL, 17.05.03): 5,33 Mio / 22,1% MA
Promi-Boxen I (RTL, 26.10.02): 5,28 Mio / 19,9% MA
Promi-Boxen IV (Pro Sieben, 31.03.12): 2,72 Mio / 10,1% MA
Promi-Boxen V (Sat.1, 08.03.13): 2,42 Mio / 9,1% MA
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Wlad Klitschko vs Povetkin 12 million on RTL

 

US:

In December of 1952, the Wednesday night fights (CBS) averaged a 24.1 share, with the Friday night fights (NBC) hitting 24.8. Six years later, Wednesdays were down to 10.8 with Fridays at 16.2.
5/01/57 Sugar Ray Robinson vs Gene Fullmer 20.1 rating
5/24/76 NBC Muhammad Ali vs. Richard Dunn 65,000,000 35.0 rating
1/16/77 ABC Larry Holmes vs. Tom Prater 28,000,000
5/16/77 ABC Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista 30,380,000
9/29/77 NBC Ali vs Shavers 37.3 rating and 57 share
2/15/78 Ali vs Leon Spinks I 34.4 rating
9/28/79 Holmes vs Shavers, Duran vs Zeferino Gonzalez, and Leonard vs Andy Price= 46 million viewers
11/30/79 ABC Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Wilfred Benitez avg. 30 million, high of 55 million, 39%
3/31/80 Sugar Ray Leonard vs Dave Boy Green 55 million
7/19/81 CBS Ray Mancini vs. Jose Luis Ramirez 6,846,000
10/3/81 CBS Alexis Arguello vs. Ray Mancini 6,846,000
1/17/82 NBC Bobby Czyz vs. Robbie Sims 10,106,000
1/23/82 CBS Ray Mancini vs. Julio Valdez 6,846,000
5/8/82 CBS Ray Mancini vs. Arturo Frias 6,846,000
6/5/82 ABC Tim Witherspoon vs. Renaldo Snipes 7,579,500
6/11/82 ABC Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney (replay) 11,654,500
10/17/82 NBC Livingstone Bramble vs. James Busceme 8,680,244
10/17/82 CBS James Broad vs. Donny Long 9,895,478
11/15/84 ABC 6 Olympians making their pro debut Whitaker, Breland, Holyfield, Hill, Taylor, Biggs on ABC got 9.8 percent of American homes.
4/15/85 PPV Hagler vs Hearns 1.2 million
8/06/89 NBC Jorge Paez vs Steve Cruz 7.4 rating
2/18/90 Michael Carbajal vs Tony DeLuca 5.0 Nielson rating
9/22/90 NBC Tony Lopez vs Jorge Paez 3,630,900 viewers
10/25/90 PPV Evander Holyfield vs Buster Douglas 1,060,000
3/2/91 ABC Riddick Bowe vs. Tyrell Biggs 5,200,000
3/18/91 PPV Mike Tyson vs Donnovan Ruddock I 957,000
4/19/91 PPV Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman 1,400,000
6/28/91 PPV Mike Tyson vs Donnovan Ruddock II 1,250,000
6/29/91 ABC James Toney vs. Reggie Johnson 3,900,000
8/13/91 USA Larry Holmes vs. Eddie Gonzalez 2,000,000
10/18/91 PPV Ray Mercer vs. Tommy Morrison 200,000
6/28/91 PPV Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock II 1,250,000
6/19/92 PPV Evander Holyfield vs. Larry Holmes 730,000
11/13/92 PPV Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe I 929,000
6/7/93 PPV George Foreman vs. Tommy Morrison 600,000
9/10/93 PPV Julio Cesar Chavez vs Pernell Whitaker 740,000
11/18/94 PPV James Toney vs. Roy Jones, Jr. 300,000
5/6/95 PPV Oscar De La Hoy vs Rafael Ruelas 330,000
8/19/95 PPV Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley 1,550,000
9/9/95 PPV Oscar De La Hoya vs Genaro Hernandez 220,000
11/4/95 PPV Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield III 650,000
12/16/95 FOX Mike Tyson vs Buster Mathis Jr. 43 million viewers
3/16/96 PPV Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson II 1,370,000
9/7/96 PPV Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson 1,150,000
11/9/96 PPV Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield 1,590,000
1/18/97 PPV Oscar De La Hoya-Miguel Angel Gonzalez 345,000
3/01/97 PPV Ray Leonard vs Hector Camacho 300,000-340,000
4/12/97 PPV Oscar De La Hoya vs. Pernell Whitaker 720,000
6/28/97 PPV Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II 1,990,000
9/13/97 PPV Oscar De La Hoya-Hector Camacho 560,000
11/8/97 PPV Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II 550,000
11/22/97 HBO Shannon Briggs vs. George Foreman 3,352,500
12/6/97 PPV Oscar De La Hoya-Wilfredo Rivera 240,000
12/19/97 HBO Naseem Hamed vs. Kevin Kelley 2,272,500
3/13/98 PPV Lennox Lewis vs Evander Holyfield I 1,200,000
4/18/98 HBO Naseem Hamed vs. Wilfredo Vazquez 2,295,000
9/18/98 PPV Oscar De La Hoya-Julio Cesar Chavez II 525,000
11/20/98 PPV Lennox Lewis vs Evander Holyfield II 850,000
1/16/99 PPV Mike Tyson vs. Francois Botha 750,000
2/13/99 PPV Oscar De La Hoya-Ike Quartey 570,000
2/20/99 HBO Trinidad vs Whitaker 7.1 million
3/13/99 PPV Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis 1,200,000
9/18/99 PPV Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad 1,400,000
11/13/99 PPV Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis II 850,000
4/29/00 PPV Lennox Lewis vs. Michael Grant 340,000
6/17/00 PPV Shane Mosley-Oscar De La Hoya – 590,000
9/09/00 PPV Roy Jones Jr vs Eric Harding 125,000
10/20/00 PPV Mike Tyson vs. Andrew Golota 450,000
11/11/00 PPV Lennox Lewis vs. David Tua 420,000
12/2/00 PPV Felix Trinidad vs Fernando Vargas 560,000
3/3/01 PPV Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz 185,000
4/7/01 PPV Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Naseem Hamed 310,000
5/13/01 PPV Felix Trinidad vs William Joppy 350,000
6/23/01 PPV Oscar De La Hoya-Javier Castillejo – 400,000
7/28/01 PPV Roy Jones Jr vs Julio Cesar Gonzalez 200,000
9/29/01 PPV Bernard Hopkins vs Tito Trinidad 475,000
11/17/01 PPV Lennox Lewis vs Hasim Rahman II 450,000
6/8/02 PPV Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson 1,970,000
6/22/02 PPV Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales II 300,000
9/14/02 PPV Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas 935,000
11/16/02 PPV Erik Morales vs Paulie Ayala 120,000-130,000
2/22/03 PPV Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne 100,000
3/1/03 PPV John Ruiz vs. Roy Jones, Jr. 525,000
5/3/03 PPV Oscar De La Hoya-Yuri Boy Campas 350,000
6/7/03 HBO Arturo Gatti vs. Micky Ward III 4,100,000
6/21/03 HBO Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko 7,036,000
9/13/03 PPV Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II 950,000
10/4/03 PPV James Toney vs. Evander Holyfield 150,000
11/8/03 PPV Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones, Jr. 302,000
11/15/03 HBO Manny Pacquaio vs. Marco Antonio Barrera 3,160,000
4/17/04 PPV John Ruiz vs Fres Oquendo 180,000
5/15/04 PPV Roy Jones, Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver II 360,000
6/5/04 PPV Oscar De La Hoya-Felix Sturm – 380,000
7/31/04 PPV Erik Morales vs Carlos Hernandez 140,000-150,000
9/18/04 PPV Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya 1,000,000
10/02/04 PPV Felix Trinidad vs Ricardo Mayorga 420,000

 

US continued

11/13/04 PPV Chris Byrd vs Jameel McCline 120,000
11/27/04 PPV Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales III 325,000
12/11/04 PPV Vitali Klitschko vs Danny Williams 80,000
3/19/05 PPV Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales I 340,000
4/9/05 PPV Marco Antonio Barrera vs Mzonke Fana 75,000
5/14/05 PPV Winky Wright vs Felix Trinidad 510,000
5/28/05 PPV Julio Cesar Chavez vs Ivan Robinson 100,000
6/11/05 HBO Joel Casamayor vs. Almazbek Raiymkulov 2,110,000
6/11/05 PPV Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride 250,000
6-25-05 PPV Floyd Mayweather vs Arturo Gatti 365,000
7/16/05 PPV Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor I 370,000
8/24/05 PPV Hasim Rahman vs Monte Barret 30,000
8/26/05 PPV Shannon Briggs vs Ray Mercer 9,500-10,000
9/17/05 PPV Marco Antonio Barrera vs Robbie Peden 125,000
10/1/05 PPV Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones, Jr. III 405,000
10/8/05 PPV Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo II 200,000-250,000
12/3/05 PPV Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor II 410,000
1/21/06 PPV Erik Morales Manny Pacquiao II 350,000
2/25/06 PPV Shane Mosley vs Fernando Vargas I 420,000
4/8/06 PPV Floyd Mayweather-Zab Judah 375,000
5/6/06 PPV Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ricardo Mayorga 925,000
6/10/06 PPV Bernard Hopkins vs. Antonio Tarver 330,000
7/15/06 PPV Shane Mosley vs Fernando Vargas II 350,000
8/12/06 PPV Hasim Rahman vs Oleg Maskaev II 60,000
9/6/06 PPV Marco Antonio Barrera vs Rocky Juarez II 165,000
10/21/06 PPV Floyd Mayweather-Carlos Baldomir 325,000
3/17/07 PPV Juan Manuel Marquez vs Marco Antonio Barrera 225,000
5/5/07 PPV Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather 2,400,000
6/9/07 PPV Miguel Cotto vs Zab Judah 220,000
6/23/07 HBO Ricky Hatton vs. Jose Luis Castillo 1,800,000
7/21/07 PPV Bernard Hopkins vs. Winky Wright 305,000
9/29/07 HBO Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor I 2,100,000
11/3/07 HBO Joe Calzaghe vs. Mikkel Kessler 1,590,000
11/10/07 PPV Miguel Cotto vs Shane Mosley 340,000
11/17/07 HBO Humberto Soto vs. Joan Guzman 1,400,000
12/8/07 PPV Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton 920,000
01/19/08 PPV Roy Jones Jr. vs Tito Trinidad 500,000
2/16/08 PPV Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor II 225,000
3/15/08 PPV Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez II 400,000
4/19/08 HBO Joe Calzaghe vs. Bernard Hopkins 1,800,000
5/3/08 HBO Oscar DelaHoya vs. Steve Forbes 2,100,000
6/28/08 PPV Manny Pacqiao vs. David Diaz 250,000
7/26/08 PPV Antonio Margarito vs Miguel Cotto 450,000
9/13/08 PPV Juan Manual Marquez vs Joel Casamayor 100,000
11/8/08 PPV Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr 250,000
12/6/08 PPV Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao 1,250,000
1/17/09 HBO Andre Berto vs. Luis Collazo 832,000
1/24/09 HBO Shane Mosley vs. Antonio Margarito 1,900,000
2/14/09 HBO Nate Campbell vs. Ali Funeka 1,200,000
2/21/09 HBO Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz 1,600,000
2/21/09 PPV Miguel Cotto vs Michael Jennings 90,000
2/28/09 PPV Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz 250,000
3/7/09 HBO James Kirkland vs. Joel Julio 1,400,000
4/11/09 HBO Paul Williams vs. Winky Wright 1,500,000
4/25/09 HBO Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Gerry Penalosa 990,000
5/2/09 PPV Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao 825,000
5/8/09 ESPN Craig McEwan vs. Brian Vera 571,000
5/9/09 HBO Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II 960,000
5/30/09 HBO Andre Berto vs. Juan Urango 935,000
6/13/09 HBO Miguel Cotto vs. Joshua Clottey 1,680,000
6/20/09 ESPN Cl Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ruslan Chagaev 151,000
6/27/09 HBO Marcos Maidana vs. Victor Ortiz 1,100,000
8/22/09 HBO Paul Malignaggi vs. Juan Diaz 1,139,000
8/28/09 ESPN Juan Urango vs. Randall Bailey 556,000
9/19/09 PPV Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Márquez 1,060,000
9/26/09 HBO Vitali Klitschko vs. Chris Arreola 2,124,000
11/7/09 HBO Chad Dawson vs. Glen Johnson II 774,000
11/14/09 PPV Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto 1,250,000
11/28/09 HBO Lucian Bute vs. Librado Andrade 903,000
5/13/10 PPV Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey 700,000
3/27/10 HBO Ali Funeka vs. Joan Guzman II 696,000
3/27/10 HBO Maidana vs Cayo - 696,000
3/27/10 SHO Andre Dirrell vs Arthur Abraham 635,000
4/9/10 ESPN David Estrada vs. Orlando Lora 396,000
4/10/10 HBO Andre Berto vs. Carlos Quintana 998,000
4/16/10 ESPN Tony Thompson vs. Owen Beck 463,000
4/17/10 HBO Sergio Martinez vs. Kelly Pavlik 1,200,000
4/24/10 HBO Tomasz Adamek vs. Chris Arreola 888,000
5/1/10 PPV Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley 1,400,000
5/7/10 ESPN Yordanis Despaigne vs. Richard Hall 570,000
5/8/10 HBO Paul Williams vs. Kermit Cintron 1,160,000
5/14/10 ESPN Julio Diaz vs. Herman Ngoudjo 521,000
5/15/10 HBO Amir Khan vs. Paulie Malignaggi 1,228,000
6/4/10 ESPN Yudel Jhonson vs. Juliano Ramos 478,000
6/5/10 HBO Miguel Cotto vs. Yuri Foreman 1,600,000
7/16/10 ESPN Zab Judah vs. Jose Armando Santa Cruz 625,000
7/17/10 HBO Tim Bradley vs. Calros Abregu 897,000
8/6/10 ESPN Breidis Prescott vs. Harrison Cuello 523,000
8/7/10 HBO Devon Alexander vs. Andriy Kotelnik 1,057,000
8/13/10 ESPN Chris Arreola vs. Manuel Quezada 576,000
8/14/10 HBO Jean Pascal vs. Chad Dawson 1,118,000
9/11/10 HBO Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Orlando Salido 744,000
9/12/10 - ESPN - Replay of Klitschko-Peter bout- 501,000 live viewers
11/6/10 HBO Robert Guerrero vs. Vicente Escobedo 766,000
11/6/10 HBO Zab Judah vs Lucas Mathysse - 766,000
11/8/10 ESPN Rico Ramos vs. Heriberto Ruiz (Monday) 309,000
11/13/10 PPV Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito 1,150,000
11/20/10 HBO Sergio Martinez vs. Paul Williams 1,300,000
11/27/10 HBO Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Michael Katsidis 998,000
12/11/10 HBO Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana 1,170,000

 

US concluded, mostly compiled by other people, links at the bottom.

1/7/11 ESPN Ruslan Provodnikov vs Mauricio Herrera 545,000
1/14/11 ESPN Peter Manfredo Jr vs Daniel Edouard 788,000
1/28/11 ESPN Chris Arreola vs. Joey Abell 734,000
1/29/11 HBO Tim Bradley vs. Devon Alexander 1,345,000
2/4/11 ESPN Sergio Mora vs. Brian Vera 611,000
2/11/11 ESPN Antonin Decarie vs. Shamone Alvarez 475,000
2/18/11 ESPN Fernando Guerrero vs. Derrick Findley 605,000
2/19/11 HBO Nonito Donaire vs. Fernando Montiel 1,020,000
2/25/11 ESPN Michael Stewart vs. David Torres 477,000
2/26/11 SHO Miguel Acosta vs Brandon Rios 709,000
3/4/11 ESPN Ismayl Sillakh vs. Yordanis Despaigne 596,000
3/5/11 HBO Saul Alvarez vs. Matthew Hatton 920,000
3/12/11 HBO Sergio Martinez vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk 1.1 million
3/12/11 PPV Miguel Cotto vs Ricardo Mayorga 200,000
3/18/11 ESPN Brad Solomon vs. Demetrius Hopkins 522,000
3/25/11 ESPN Erislandy Lara vs Carlos Molina 421,000
3/25/11 ESPN Yudel Jhonson vs. Fernando Gutierrez 421,000
3/26/11 HBO Yuriokis Gamboa vs. Jorge Solis 995,000
4/16/11 HBO Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto 1,500,000
4/22/11 ESPN Breidis Prescott vs. Bayan Jargal 706,000
4/23/11 Showtime Vic Darchinyan vs. Yonnhy Perez 410,000
5/7/11 PPV Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley 1,300,000
5/13/11 ESPN Kendall Holt vs. Julio Diaz 347,000
5/14/11 Showtime Andre Ward vs. Arthur Abraham 610,000
5/21/11 HBO Bernard Hopkins vs. Jean Pascal II 1,800,000
6/4/11 HBO Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Sebastian Zbik 1.5 million
6/18/11 HBO Saul Alvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes 1,550,000
6/25/11 HBO Devon Alexander vs. Lucas Matthysse 952,000
7/2/11 HBO Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye 1,242,000
7/8/11 ESPN Jesus Gonzales vs Francisco Sierra 549,000
7/9/11 HBO Paul Williams vs. Erislandy Lara 1.1 million
7/15/11 ESPN Pawel Wolak vs Delvin Rodriguez 525,000
7/22/11 ESPN Anthony Dirrell vs Kevin Engel 545,000
7/23/11 HBO Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah 1.4 million
9/3/11 HBO Andre Berto vs. Jan Zaveck 884,000
9/10/11 HBO Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Daniel Ponce de Leon 743,000
9/17/11 PPV Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz 1,250,000
10/1/11 HBO Sergio Martinez vs. Darren Barker 1.1 million
10/22/11 HBO Nonito Donaire vs. Omar Narvaez 819,000
11/5/11 HBO James Kirkland vs. Alfredo Angulo 934,000
11/13/11 PPV Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III 1,250,000
11/19/11 HBO Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Peter Manfredo Jr. 1.5 million
11/26/11 HBO Saul Alvarez vs. Kermit Cintron 1.5 million
12/10/11 HBO Lamont Peterson vs. Amir Khan 1.3 million
2/04/12 HBO Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marco Antonio Rubio 1.9 million
2/25/12 HBO Devon Alexander vs. Marcos Maidana 1.1 million
3/17/12 HBO Sergio Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin 1 million
3/24/12 HBO Danny Garcia vs. Erik Morales 1.2 million
4/28/12 HBO Chad Dawson vs. Bernard Hopkins II 1.6 million
5/5/12 PPV Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto 1,500,000
6/9/12 PPV Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley 700,000
6/16/12 HBO Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Andy Lee 1.6 million
7/7/12 HBO Nonito Donaire vs. Jeffrey Mathebula 988,000
7/14/12 HBO Danny Garcia vs. Amir Khan 1.3 million
7/21/12 HBO Adrien Broner vs. Vicente Escobedo 1.4 million
9/1/12 HBO Golovki vs. Proska 685, 000
9/8/12 Ward vs. Dawson: 1.3 million
9/15/12 PPV Sergio Martínez vs. Julio César Chávez, Jr. 475,000
9/22/12 HBO Chavez Jr vs. Martinez (replay): 852,000
9/29/12 Rodriguez vs. Escalera 904,000
10/13/12 HBO Nishioka vs. Donaire 835,000
10/13/12 HBO Rios vs. Alvarado 816,000
10/27/12 Dulorme vs. Abregu: 695,000
11/10/12 Lara vs. Martirosyan: 667,000
11/17/12 Broner vs. Demarco: 1.1 Million
11/24/12 Guerrero vs. Berto: 1.1 million
12/01/12 SHO Miguel Cotto vs Austin Trout, 1.4 million
12/8/12 PPV Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV 1,150,000
12/15/12 HBO Arce vs. Donaire: 1.3 Million
12/22/12 NBC Adamek vs Cunningham 4 million
2/16/13 HBO Adrien Broner vs Gavin Rees 1.4 million
2/16/13 HBO Sakio Bika vs Nikola Sjekloca 1.0 million
3/9/13 HBO Bernard Hopkins vs Tavoris Cloud 1.2 million
3/16/13 HBO Timothy Bradley vs Ruslan Provodnikov 1.2 million
3/30/13 HBO Brandon Rios vs Mike Alvarado II 1.2 million
4/13/13 HBO Nonito Donaire vs Guillermo Rigondeaux 1.1 million
4/20/13 NBC Tyson Fury vs Cunningham 1.7 million
4/20/13 SHO Saul Alvarez vs Austin Trout 1.2 million
5/4/13 PPV Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero 875,000
6/8/13 HBO Chad Dawson vs Adonis Stevenson 1.0 million
6/15/13 HBO Bud Crawford vs Alejandro Sanabria 1.1 million
6/22/13 SHO Adrien Broner vs Pauli Malignaggi, 1.3 million
6/29/13 HBO Gennady Golovkin vs Matthew Macklin 1.1 million
9/14/13 PPV Floyd Mayweather vs. Saúl Álvarez 2,200,000
9/28/13 HBO Adonis Stevenson vs Tavoris Cloud 1.2 million
9/28/13 HBO Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Bryan Vera 1.4 million
10/05/13 HBO Miguel Cotto vs Delvin Rodriguez 1.55 million
10/5/13 HBO Bud Crawford vs Andrey Klimov 1.1 million
10/19/13 HBO Ruslan Provodnikov vs Mike Alvarado 1,200,000
10/12/13 PPV Timothy Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Márquez 375,000
10/19/13 HBO Mike Alvarado vs Ruslan Provodnikov 1.2 million
10/26/13 SHO Bernard Hopkins vs Karo Murat 1 million
10/26/13 SHO Peter Quillin vs Gabriel Rosado 1 million
11/2/13 HBO Gennady Golovkin vs Curtis Stevens 1.41 million
11/9/13 HBO Mikey Garcia vs Rocky Martinez: 1.1 million
11/9/13 HBO Nonito Donaire vs Vic Darchinyan II 1.0 million
11/16/13 HBO Andre Ward vs Edwin Rodriguez 1.2 million
11/24/13 PPV Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios 475,000
11/30/13 HBO Adonis Stevenson vs Tony Bellew 1.3 million
11/30/13 HBO Sergey Kovalev vs Ismayl Sillakh: 1.3 million
12/7/13 Pauli Malignaggi vs Zab Judah 640,000

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Besides the viewing figures, another way to gauge the sport's popularity is to see how many participants there are each year. Somebody over at boxrec crunched these numbers a while back. I know the figures aren't complete, but they do give an idea, especially for more modern listings, and according to these numbers the sport hasn't been this popular since the 40s. It's just the location these fights happen in that has shifted. They used to happen more in the US, but now they take place all over the world.

1900 3533
1901 1666
1902 2921
1903 2724
1904 2747
1905 2579
1906 2957
1907 2851
1908 3531
1909 4089
1910 5947
1911 7086
1912 7065
1913 6804
1914 6874
1915 8553
1916 9229
1917 8175
1918 5474
1919 11517
1920 16155
1921 17812
1922 20474
1923 21344
1924 22256
1925 21107
1926 21619
1927 24286
1928 27262
1929 28469
1930 30928
1931 31182
1932 26160
1933 24473
1934 22159
1935 18848
1936 16492
1937 19958
1938 16825
1939 15413
1940 14626
1941 11524
1942 11088
1943 11498
1944 14909
1945 16289
1946 29688
1947 29299
1948 24324
1949 21742
1950 19048
1951 17095
1952 16170
1953 15297
1954 14695
1955 13732
1956 12759
1957 12403
1958 12777
1959 11850
1960 11553
1961 11211
1962 10712
1963 9680
1964 9236
1965 8817
1966 9138
1967 9151
1968 9319
1969 9148
1970 10627
1971 10141
1972 9325
1973 9790
1974 8855
1975 9043
1976 8563
1977 10601
1978 10093
1979 11751
1980 12252
1981 13657
1982 15096
1983 14445
1984 12515
1985 12684
1986 11255
1987 11549
1988 12147
1989 12934
1990 13331
1991 12428
1992 13017
1993 14162
1994 13621
1995 14144
1996 14170
1997 14694
1998 14063
1999 14861
2000 14859
2001 15765
2002 16747
2003 16921
2004 18247
2005 19332
2006 19772
2007 20540
2008 20112
2009 20563
2010 20584
2011 21611
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